TODAY
INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT AT FARQUHAR
Auditorium, 8 p.m. at the University of Victoria. room B103, University Centre Building, 3800 Finnerty Rd. Tel. 250-721-8480 or go to auditorium.uvic.ca.
Ninth annual Pumpkin Smash: Bring your Halloween pumpkins for composting, with fun family games, bowling and pumpkin smashing. Today, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at four Thrifty Foods locations: Broadmead, Fairfield, Cloverdale and Admirals. By donation to the Greater Victoria Education Centre. Tel. 250-386-WORM (9676).
Cesar Millan Trust Your Instincts Tour, a seminar with the dog behaviour expert, 3 p.m. at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. Tickets at selectyourtickets.com or tel. 250-220-7777.
Les Liasons Dangereuses, presented by Company C, 2 p.m. at Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra St. Tickets at 250-590-6291 or [email protected].
Linden Singers present Gloria! A royal celebration, 2: 30-5 p.m., at St. Mary's Anglican Church, 1701 Elgin Rd. Go to lindensingers.ca.
Twenty-third annual Christmas Craft Fair, today, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. Go to free.firstandlastchance.ca.
Thirteenth annual Oak Bay Artist Fall Studio Tour, noon-4: 30 p.m. Brochures online at recreation.oakbaybc.org.
We Will Remember, the Musical Salute to Our Veterans: Remembrance Concert, by the Sidney Concert Band, 2 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre. Oceans Apart, presented by Hector's Friends (Seven Men Who Sing), 2: 30 p.m. at Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church, 9296 East Saanich Rd. Tickets at 250-652-0404 or the door; details at HectorsFriends.ca.
Tree Appreciaton Day in Uplands Park: Learn the proper way to plant a tree, plant an acorn in a pot to take home, and go on a nature walk with the Friends of Uplands Park. Enjoy displays and refreshments; 10 a.m.-noon at Uplands Park entrance on Beach Drive. Free. Suitable for all ages, wear gloves. Tel. 250-595-8084.
Nuts About Squirrels, a drop-in event for all ages, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Francis/King Regional Park with puppet shows at 11: 30 a.m. and 1: 30 p.m. Meet at the Francis/King Nature Centre off Munn Road. CRD Parks programs, tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks.
MONDAY
Lorne Elliot, The Collected Mistake Tour at the Mary Winspear Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets at tel. 250-656-0275 or marywinspear.ca.
Amnesty International UVic Film Festival, four nights of films looking into the human rights abuses that occur in the making of everyday products such as jeans, cellphones and chocolate.
Monday through Thursday, 7-10 p.m. at the University of Victoria, Social Sciences and Mathematics Building, room 104, 3800 Finnerty Rd.
The Navy: A Century in Art. Monday, 7-9 p.m. at Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. Tickets at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or RBCM box office.
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